Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Otto smiled nonchalantly.

"Don't be so anxious. As one of the main forces in the execution of the plan, it's better for you to have a clear understanding of the theoretical knowledge."

"For example...about the nature of the tree of imaginary numbers."

Although it is named a tree, the Imaginary Number Tree is not really a tree. This name is just a noun used by humans to refer to the Imaginary Number Tree after they have come to know it. Its essence is far more complicated than an extremely large tree.

A general term for the complete imaginary space, the energy supplier of many worlds, a database that records all changes in all worlds, a direct superior of Honkai... There are many sentences that can describe it and it is difficult to fully summarize it.

But Otto's plan didn't require that much—it did record all the changes in the world and could give humans the power to transcend the Herrscher. That was enough.

"I tried many ways to resurrect a person, praying for the truth about the soul, exploring the location of the underworld... After all of these failed, I began to try to turn back time, and in a sense, I succeeded."

"Is this impossible?" Kainuo looked strange.

Contrary to Keno's expectations, Otto nodded and agreed with his guess.

"That's right, it's impossible. Time itself doesn't exist; it's just a concept humans use to describe the changes in matter... But what if we look at this from a different perspective?"

"We can't just go back in time bit by bit, but we can directly adjust all the material in the world to the time you want—just like when online game developers are forced to roll back after making some notorious mistakes."

"From the player's perspective, this is simply a data overlay; but from the perspective of the in-game character, it is indeed a rewind of time. And although it is difficult to accept, for those of us who cannot clearly see the composition of the world and cannot receive information from the player outside the screen, this overlay is a kind of rewind of time."

Kaino rested his chin on his hand and nodded thoughtfully. Even with a high-dimensional perspective that allowed him to see the power, he couldn't see the essence of the world's composition or the database that recorded its changes.

Then he roughly understood what Otto meant, but...

"Isn't it a bit of an exaggeration to describe the death of Saint Kallen as an infamous event?"

"You've missed the point," Otto said nonchalantly. "Besides, this isn't really notorious for Shu. Otherwise, he would have proactively replayed the game to prevent the Saint's death. It wouldn't be up to an ordinary person like me to do anything."

Ordinary people are okay...

Kainuo twitched his lips.

"In short, the current situation is that you want to hack into the Imaginary Number Tree, the database and server that records the world's data, to gain access, and then extract Kallen's data and reappear in the world?" Kainuo nodded.

"If I have enough information, I could probably recreate a person from nothing... But how exactly do you plan to hack into the Tree of Imaginary Numbers? If that's not possible, the resurrection plan will be completely blocked."

"Of course I do have a specific plan, otherwise I wouldn't be sitting here talking to you."

Having said that, Otto raised his right hand and snapped his fingers. The projector hidden somewhere in the room quietly started working, and countless indescribable data reports were projected onto the wall of the office.

Kainuo tried to stare at the various data above for a while, and after a while he rubbed his head and gave up watching.

"Just tell me your conclusion directly." Kainuo sighed, "I don't understand this."

To be honest, although he was a Herrscher of Reason and an assistant in the Mobius Laboratory in the previous civilization, and although he often blames Kiana for not paying attention in class now, his academic qualifications and study time are probably not as long as Kiana's.

If you ask him for the blueprint of some high-tech equipment, he might be able to draw it out based on his years of experience in using the power of the Ruler of Reason, but he really can't understand most of the technical terms.

"Well, it seems you really didn't receive a good education during those years away from home." Otto nodded in understanding. "Then I'll be frank."

"This is an observation report on the connection between the Imaginary Tree and the True World. A careful analysis reveals that the cycle of Honkai energy between the Imaginary Tree and the True World should have been stable and harmonious. However, a force is now sandwiched between the two, regulating, interfering with, and even disrupting this cycle. The result is the situation we are facing now."

Otto snapped his fingers again, and the image of the second Herrscher Sirin, a photo of Kayno himself, and the images of the three Herrschers who had just erupted not long ago all appeared on the screen.

"The Second Herrscher followed instructions and mastered six Herrscher cores. When your consciousness left your body, the Herrscher of Consciousness seized the opportunity to be born within you. When you and Bianca both left, three Herrschers were suddenly and unexpectedly born. Compared to the normal birth process of Herrschers in previous civilizations, all this indicates that the outbreak of the Honkai and the birth of the Herrschers were interfered with by some force."

"This power is what we call Honkai consciousness."

Chapter 256 Everyone Has True Feelings

Kaino nodded thoughtfully, having roughly understood everything.

"So you want to kill the Honkai consciousness and replace it?"

"Kill? No, no, no, why should I do that?" Otto was stunned and shook his head.

"Shake off all shackles, establish a direct and equal connection with the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, and, incidentally, use its power to transform the world... I admit, this idea is very tempting. But even if Otto Apokalypse was arrogant and ignorant of his own limitations, he knew that the possibility of achieving such a result was slim."

"On the contrary, while the existence of Honkai consciousness does bring considerable trouble to humanity—such as the disaster caused by the simultaneous birth of three Herrschers—from another perspective, its existence may also be a good thing for humanity."

Otto stopped there, but Kaino understood the other party's intention.

Compared to interfering with the Imaginary Number Tree itself, it is much easier for Otto to influence a consciousness with its own thoughts, especially since this consciousness is not omnipotent according to his observation.

"Indeed, no one is better at scheming than you. So tell me, what should we do?"

Otto laughed.

"I need a unique domain nestled in the cracks of space. It will make it easier for me to enter the Quantum Ocean and initiate a dialogue with the Honkai consciousness. Considering that you possess both the powers of the Herrscher of Reason and Void, creating it shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"I can do it... but is it necessary? Wouldn't it be more convenient if I just took you there?"

Otto shook his head.

"No, if you and Bianca leave the Eigenworld together again, it's hard to say whether multiple Herrschers will explode simultaneously again. And I promised Bianca that I would help her reconnect the world bubble in her body to the Tree of Imaginary Numbers."

“It’s a fantastic opportunity.”

Kaino looked at Otto suspiciously, and Otto smiled and looked back at him with his clear blue eyes.

To be honest, although he and Otto had reached a cooperation, he was still a little worried about letting Otto go to meet the Tree of Imaginary Numbers alone. After all, the other party had caused a lot of trouble when no one was watching.

But hanging the world bubble that she had been thinking about in her body back on the tree was indeed a huge stone that always weighed on Bianca's heart. If she didn't remove this stone, she would always bear a huge amount of psychological pressure.

After struggling in his heart for a while, Keno let out a breath and nodded.

"Okay, but you have to tell me the details of your plan first, otherwise I won't be able to let you slip over there so easily."

Otto frowned and looked towards the corner of Tianming's office. After pondering for a moment, he nodded.

"Well... it's not impossible to tell you. After all, you can be considered my partner, and you'll probably have to repeat my plan. But I don't want to reveal my plan in full here. That Honkai consciousness might be watching us in some way."

Kainuo suddenly became alert.

He didn't care before, but now thinking about it, whether it was his consciousness entering Kiana's body or he and Bianca both leaving the original world, the Houkai consciousness was able to seize the opportunity to release the Herrscher. It was obvious that he had been watching humans in some way.

At least watching him and Bianca.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Kainuo's eyes widened. "Then it knows everything we just talked about, doesn't it?"

"It's not an idiot. It will eventually realize everything when we take action." Otto shrugged nonchalantly and nodded between his brows. "I have already separated the memories related to the plan. You can easily access them with the power of the Herrscher of Knowledge."

Kaino pursed his lips, and in the blink of an eye, his consciousness slipped into Otto's body. In an instant, a flood of information flooded into his mind.

Deceiving the Honkai consciousness to seize the power of the false god...

Borrowing the power of the Ruler of the Void, he turned the infinite into the finite...

At the cost of one's life, he copied a world from five hundred years ago...

Kaino opened his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and looked at Otto with complicated eyes.

"No need to look at me like that," Otto explained, spreading his hands. "Rather than resurrecting Kallen, I'm more looking forward to a world where Kallen survives. But simply overwriting the world with data would cause Theresa's death, and to me, that's no different than copying a world."

"As for leaving Theresa alone in this world, it was completely helpless. But just like you didn't completely trust me just now, I don't trust others either. I can't let someone else become... well, and then pin my hopes of making up for my regrets on that person."

"Besides, doesn't Theresa still have you guys? You, Bianca, Kiana, Sieg... Siegfried, forget about that. Add in the possibility of Cecilia, and Theresa might be even happier then."

Kainuo seemed to be hesitant to speak, with a strange look on his face.

"Uh, well," Keno said, "I do care about what you said, but that's not what I want to talk about. After you're gone, how am I going to resurrect others?"

Unlike Otto's penitential desires, Kayno couldn't possibly sacrifice his life to bring his mother back; that would be a dead end. On the other hand, having been deceived once before, the Honkai consciousness shouldn't be so foolish as to once again surrender its false divine power.

"That's none of my business. That's something you should consider." Otto waved his hand nonchalantly. "Although your power is the key to the plan's implementation, sharing the details with you is the greatest concession I can make. You can't really expect me to give up Kallen to save your mother, right?"

In fact, if he wasn't worried that if he concealed the news, there was a chance that Kayno would run to the world he copied and cause trouble in a fit of rage, he wouldn't even reveal the information that would cost his life.

"But I can give you a small hint - compared to me who is trading with the Honkai consciousness, there is a guy who can truly be called a god and can do the same thing as me, and you will definitely meet him in the future." Having said this, Otto said no more.

Rubbing his head, Kaino nodded thoughtfully.

"I think I understand... So when do we start?"

"Take a few days off. You've been busy for so long, you should finally get together with your family and friends, right?"

A rare look of loneliness suddenly appeared on Otto's face.

"And once the plan begins, I'm afraid it won't stop again, given my personality. I also need to seize the time to accompany Delisha, deal with the dirt in the dark of destiny, and make some preparations for Theresa's coronation ceremony. By the way..."

Otto's eyes sharpened.

"Force that hidden Herrscher out and eliminate him."

Chapter 257 Don’t be afraid, she is not as tall as me

Three days later, at St. Freya's Hospital.

"Aunt Jizi, we're here to see you!"

Kiana pushed open the door of the ward and waved happily to Ji Zi who was sitting on the bed.

Ji Zi, who was handling various affairs of the Far East branch, suddenly clenched the pen in her hand, turned her head and looked at the disrespectful Kiana with a bad face.

"I've told you so many times, either call me teacher or sister. If you call me aunt again, I'll...ah, it's you three who are here today."

When Jizi saw Kaino and Bianca following behind Kiana, she was stunned for a moment, and gave Kiana some face and did not continue to scold her.

Although Jizi's transformation into the Herrscher of Flame had destroyed nearly every building within St. Freya's Academy, Kayno no longer needed to hide his Herrscher powers. Within two days of his return, thanks to the power of the Herrscher of Reason and the efforts of everyone at St. Freya's Academy, nearly all the buildings within the academy had been repaired.

Incidentally, the only one still in a damaged state was the school, where repairmen kept getting inexplicably injured, delaying the repair process.

"Hey, you can call me whatever you like. Aunt Jizi, why are you still single at such an old age?"

Unaware of her own danger, Kiana grinned as she walked up to Himeko and began taunting her a second time.

Feeling deeply hurt, Jizi angrily punched Kiana on the head.

"I wanted to save your face, but it seems direct action is more effective. Just wait, as soon as Theresa returns from headquarters and lifts my confinement order, I'll immediately find a good man to marry!"

Her body's hidden dangers were resolved by becoming a Herrscher, and the frequent birth of Herrschers foreshadowed that the end of humanity, which would determine its fate, was not far off. Regardless of the final outcome, victory or defeat, she no longer wished to suffer any more.

It's a pity that Professor Walter from the academy has mysteriously disappeared, otherwise she would have really liked this teacher she knew during college...

"Ah, brother and sister, Aunt Jizi is bullying me!"

Covering her head with her hands, Kiana imitated Theresa's coquettish manner and cried to Keno and Bianca with tears in her eyes.

"Serves you right." Keno and Bianca said together.

Ignoring her little sister who was feeling unhappy after being ignored, Bianca looked past her and looked at Jizi and nodded, then casually put the fruit basket in her hand on the table beside her.

"Senior Jizi, long time no see."

"Ah, long time no see... Remember when we last met, you were only a little over my waist? Now, not only have you become the strongest Valkyrie of Destiny, but you've also learned about your past and become Kiana's sister. Alas, time is merciless."

Ji Zi sighed, then looked at the fruit on the table with some depression.

"Can't you really buy some beer? I'm almost choking on it these past few days in the hospital!"

"No," Bianca said seriously. "The Far East branch needs to examine the detailed changes in your body before and after your transformation into a Herrscher in the next few days. Drinking alcohol will affect the results, so it's strictly prohibited. This is what Theresa's ex... Aunt Theresa meant."

"Tsk, I knew she was the one causing trouble in there!" Ji Zi muttered softly, "She's gone off to the headquarters to have a good time. Now not only do I have to help her with documents, but she's also strictly forbidden me from drinking alcohol... Humph, when she comes back, I'm definitely going to tear up all of her Homunculus comics!"

After hearing these words, Bianca opened her mouth to say something, but after a little hesitation, she didn't say anything and just stood aside obediently.

"The comics that Auntie hid under the chair are a treasured collection. Teacher Jizi, please remember to be gentle with them."

Kaino warned Jizi in a sly way, then turned to touch the head of the still sulking Kiana. Perhaps because of the lack of care in her childhood, she now loved to act like a spoiled brat after finding her father and gaining older brothers and sisters.

"Okay, don't be angry. I'll treat you to ice cream later... Also, stop making fun of Teacher Jizi from now on. Isn't our aunt older and still single? You're such a good target for persecution—hiss!"

"Brother." Bianca interrupted Kaino's invitation to Kiana to persecute Auntie's sect and retracted her hand from her waist. "Don't teach Kiana bad things. Besides, aren't you worried that Aunt Theresa will use Judas to hit you?"

"Of course I'm not afraid!" Keno, completely forgetting his lesson, smiled and raised his head. "With such a huge height difference, even if Auntie wields a Judas, she can't hit me—hiss, Bianca, just once is enough!"

Bianca pulled her hand back again and sighed with a tired look on her face.

Unless facing troubles and external enemies, she always feels that she, who has the shortest memory, is the oldest one.

Jizi watched the interaction between the three with a smile on her face, "It can be seen that you three are siblings."

One persecuted her, the other persecuted Theresa. Although Bianca was much more sensible in the end, she still had a faint aura of intimidation towards Keno.

"Hehe, Jizi, what are you talking about!" Kiana, who had received the promise of delicious food, was no longer depressed and waved to Jizi again.

"My sister is here to take a break from her studies in St. Freya, so Jizi and I are leaving now. Our schedule still includes shopping, dining, and lots more!"

On the commercial street, Kiana got what she wished for, holding a six-ball ice cream cone in each hand that Keno bought from the roadside. She licked it happily, with a silly smile on her face from time to time.

"Eat slowly," Bianca warned. "Be careful about getting a stomachache later."

"It's okay. I usually try to cook and eat it myself. Now my stomach has been trained!"

Kiana blinked after taking another bite of her ice cream and tentatively extended the ice cream in her left hand between Keno and Bianca. "By the way, brothers and sisters, do you want to have a bite? The ice cream here is really great!"